Monday's Ask the Experts: Supply cost data

Monday''s Ask the Experts question from a cleaning professional on theInternational Custodial Advisors Network(ICAN)"Ask the Experts"page:Please provide benchmark data on chemical and supply costs (general cleaning and floor/carpet care) for approximately 1,000,000 cubic square feet (CSF) of a university campus comprising academic, residential, administrative and auxiliary buildings. Seeking cost per CSF.

The answer:

A business associate, Claude Berman, has developed software from the APPA standards and he also works with several universities. The national average for universities your size is about 7 cents per square foot per year. This does not include ... — Gary Clipperton, National Pro Clean Corporation